Means for supporting face-plates of vestibule-cars.



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MEANS FOR SUPPORTING FACE PLATES OF VESTIBULE CARS.

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APPLICATION FILED-MAY 4. 1914;

Patented Mar, 21,1916.

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MEANS FOR SUPPORTING Specification of Letters Patent.

FACE-PLATES OF VESTIBULE-CARS.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

Application filed May 4, 1914. Serial No. 836,159.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, \VILLIAM H. MINER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chazy, in the county of Clinton and State of- New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Means for Supporting Face-Plates of vestibule-Cars, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in means for supporting face plates and parts connected thereto in railroad passenger cars.

My invention is an improvement upon that disclosed in my Patent No. 1,070,054, issued August 12, 1913.

The object of my invention is, to provide a simple means for supporting the face plate and the parts connected thereto in railroad cars. I accomplish this object by securing brackets to the ends of the car body, to which brackets rods are secured to connect said brackets to the face plate, the said rods being provided with resilient means. such as springs adapted to compensate for the movements of the face plate to which the rods are secured.

In the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is an end view of a car end vestibule, showing the supporting mechanism embodying my invention in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a partial cross section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a partial vertical longitudinal section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a partial cross section taken on line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section of the end of a car and the diaphragm thereon showing a modified form of my supporting mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 6 indicates a car body (only the end thereof being shown in the drawing) and 7 the vestibule thereof, 8 the roof of the car, the numeral 9 indicating the upper deck thereof, and 10 the lower deck. i

The numeral 11 indicates the hood, and 12 the end of the vestibule. A diaphragm face plate 13 is secured to the end of the vestibule, and surrounds the end vestibule opening 14. The lower ends 115-115 of the diaphragm face plate 13 are secured to the face plate 15. Above the face plate is the foot plate 16. Bufier stems 17-17 are suitbody of that type having an face plate and the car body,

ably secured to the end plate 15, preferably to the rear face thereof, as indicated at the numerals 18-18. A vestibule diaphragm cover 19 is secured between the diaphragm face plate and the body of the car. Piston rods 20 are secured to the rear face of the diaphragm face plate, the same being extended inwardly into the vestibule. Brackets 2l-21 are attached to the car body, preferably near the top of the end of the vestibule, and to each of said brackets is connected a downwardly extended rod 22, each of said rods being secured at its lower end to a bracket 23. Each of the brackets 23 is secured to the diaphragm face plate by's'uit- .able means, preferably the rivets *2424. Each rod-22 is preferably in an upper sec- 'tion 25 and a lower section 26, the said sections being connected by suitable means,

arm 28, and a spring 33 seated between the said shoulder and the lower arm 29. The

lower bracket 23 is provided with a vertical opening 3& for the passage of the rod 22,

the rod being provided above the bracket with a shoulder 35 and a spring 36 seated between said shoulder and the bracket, and being also provided below the bracket with a shoulder 37. preferably formed by the washer 38 and the nuts 39-39, between which shoulder and the bracket is seated a spring 40. The rods 22 serve to support the diaphragm face plate and the face plate 15 and the parts connected thereto, and prevent wear of the buffer stems; and it will be apparent that the springs mounted in connection with the rods 22 will serve to permit a limited movement of the parts supported by the rods without permitting the weight of the diaphragm face plate and other parts to bear upon the buffer stems.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. 5, the numeral 45 indicates the end of a car body having a diaphragm face plate 46, a diaphragm cover 47 between the diaphragm connected to the diaphragm face plate, a foot plate 49 supported thereon, bufi'er stems a face plate 48,

rearwardly extendedfrom the face plate at its lower end, piston rods 51 rearwardly extended from the faceplate at its upper end, and means for supporting the face plate from the car body, comprising the rods 61, the upper brackets 52 secured to the car body, the lower brackets 53 secured to the diaphragm face plate, and the springs 5454. Each of the brackets is provided with a vertical perforation 55 for the passage of the rod 61, the upper spring 54 being seated at its lower end against the upper bracket, and at its upper end against the nut-head 56 with which the upper end of the rod 61 is provided. The lower spring 54 is seated at its upper end against the lower bracket, and at its lower end against the nut 57 with which the rod 61 at its lower end is provided.

The arrangement in the modification differs from that shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive of the drawings especially in-this: that in the modified form the springs are employed only to cushion the downward movement of the diaphragm face plate, while inthe other form illustrated in the drawings the springs are employed to cushion both downward and upward movement of the diaphragm face plate. I I

I claim 1. In a railroad car, the combination with a car body having a vestibule end and a vestibule diaphragm face plate, of means for supporting said face plate, said means ineluding brackets secured to each face plate near the bottom thereof on each side of the vestibule, brackets secured to the end of the car on each side of the vestibule and near the top thereof, a rod extending between each pair of brackets on each side of the vestibule, and a spring interposed between each bracket and rod associated therewith, whereby the face plate is yieldingly supported and permitted to move in a vertical plane.

2. In' a railroad car, the combination with a car body, of a diaphragm face plate, and

means for supporting said face plate, said means including upper brackets secured 'to' the end of the car body, lower brackets secured to the face plate, said brackets being arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the vestibule, a rod extending between each pair' of brackets, shoulders adjacent theends of said rods, and springs interposed between said shoulders and the brackets.

3. In a railroad car, in combination, a car body, a face plate, and means for supporting the face plate, comprising rods connected thereto, and brackets secured to the cal body, each of said brackets being provided 5. In a railroad car, a car body, face plate,

and means for supporting the same, said means comprising rods, each of said rods being connected at one end to the car body, and at the other end to the face late, and having resilient means interpose in each of said connections.

WILLIAM H. MINER. Witnesses:

CARRIE G. RAM, AnmNn R. ARNOLD. 

